102.7 KIIS-FM: Ed Sheeran Loop Pedal Tutorial with JoJo

Ed Sheeran came by the studios at 102.7 KIIS-FM to give JoJo and some fans a quick demonstration on how he builds a song all with only his guitar and a loop machine!

[@TYGVlogger]

using a loop pedal live for many hours is no joke. There are many possibilities where you can make mistakes while playing. Ed doesn’t get recognition he deserves when it comes to loop pedal. He's basically producing a song live in front of you. And young girls nowadays be like "he's just a guitar man" only because he's not dancing or doing any crazy stuff on stage like kpop artists or new pop singers who are always lip syncing on stage since dancing and singing it's really hard. I'd rather watch a performance with loop pedals in live, than lip sync performances, that's why i love Ed

[@theodor_1028]

And he used a fucking RC-30😂😂😂 ONLY that makes it insane lol

[@ved5243]

yeah ever since he's upgraded to the chewwie pedal and lately the custom "Sheeran " looper for the mathematics tour i've begun appreciating him more. I bought an RC-30 after saving up for 2 years from my part-time job, its only when i began looping myself i realised how complex and difficult it can get. TIMING IS LITERALLY EVERYTHING!!

[@_marcusmarinho]

​@@theodor_1028 Is an RC 20 XL with no Balanced XRL MIC and single track.

[@willkoestner4159]

Getting a good loop first try is no joke. Ed is a VERY specific kind of genius

[@sanderschat]

if you got rhythm, it is pretty easy actually

[@willkoestner4159]

@@sanderschat I grew up listening to lead belly, sun house and all those Delta boys. I got soul but no rhythm 😐

[@_marcusmarinho]

@@willkoestner4159 rhythm is learnable

[@maryhay2398]

❤sweet goinEd beautiful h my how exciting 😢🎉❤❤❤

[@JoshStevenson]

The impressive part is that he gets all of the loops in a single pass, properly timed, and blending together properly so that it sounds like a full band. Yeah, it is just one guitar, and he isn't playing anything mind blowingly difficult, but he puts together so many different sounds that all go together amazingly. He takes one instrument and makes a band. I'll check out your channel to see what you can do with one guitar.

[@ahmutube9765]

Josh Stevenson it’s the great Ed Sheeran 😂

[@clementefu3306]

and a loop pedal ;) hehe

[@ColonelPaynus]

Properly timed??!? What fucking video we’re you watching. For how famous and successful he is, he’s surprisingly sloppy.

[@9hk38f]

This is 90% just smoke and mirrors. 10% musical skill.

[@JoshStevenson]

@@9hk38f how so?

[@KaraFielding]

Watching him build a loop is fascinating and he's so damn good at it.

[@alexanderleeart]

i don't think I've ever seen anyone else get such clean rhythms with a loop pedal

[@alexanderleeart]

+timothy james it's more a matter of perfect timing. I don't think his equipment helps him out in that regard

[@rebeccachester8933]

I agree it's timing. I used to play around with the best equipment money could buy when I worked for a Pro Audio company... and this is still mind blowing.

[@timfischer3704]

timothy james the Loopings Station he uses, you get for around 200€

[@kevinyoung7294]

Alexander Lee havnt seen david ford then. state of the union for example.

[@emersoncooper2318]

Kevin Young damn I was just about to suggest the fantastic Mr Ford...

[@ambercharlotteex]

Just got this loop station yesterday for my birthday!

[@hbinitials7]

Which brand/model

[@TomMerson]

Looks like a Boss RC-20XL to me

[@chillingguy9979]

Hanh Bangsia it is an RC-20 but I recommend the RC-30 😉

[@ife-bunmiolaegbe8780]

@@chillingguy9979 Is the rc-30 or Rc-300 better? For singing, guitar and liver performance

[@menteejemplar2591]

Bumi go the rc 300 hundred is better but about twice the price

[@chrismarieee]

there's nothing cooler than seeing someone doing this kind of thing live though.

[@arizonamoore4810]

Very clever, 9 years ago. Today a big star that fills up stadiums. Was at his concert in Vienna yesterday. It was great! Well done, what a talent.

[@RamMusicStudios]

He's playing a part of You Need Me I don't need you 😀🔥🔥

[@JohnWynne]

Incredible talent👌 he’s brought looping to the mainstream

[@derrybland181]

I think he needs to do a lesson of this loop I cant stop listening to it its awesome

[@MHHMARCUSDK]

It’s actually quite simple. What isn’t simple, is combining all the layers in to one sound, if you get what I mean. It’s way harder than it looks - he isn’t playing anything super complicated on the guitar, but it is not easy at all to get it to sound right. One small timing/note screw up in just a single layer of the 6-7 layers he lays down here, and it’ll sound all fucked up. He truly is insanely talented, and has spent thousands of hours on the loop pedal.

[@timothymallon]

Damn you Ed Sheeran! You manage to do, what I have wanted to do for years, in a simple, single take! Maybe there's still hope!

[@MyNameischantellee]

He's so good. Words can't explain his performance.

[@SEDANSORED]

yes they can.... "he has a lot of money and a lot of free time"

[@onzkicg]

Awesome. I have all the basic instruments in my house and can’t even do a good intro.. this guy just got one little guitar & does it all 😆

[@torijohnson6139]

he's brilliant

[@brubarurno]

He's not a novice, he's a standard intermediate player, but what makes him different is the smart ways of using the knowledge he has on guitar, and make interesting sound combinations out of it.

[@haveaday1812]

“Standard intermediate player”…. He’s a made millions and become as famous as a musician can get. Get back to making my latte barista.

[@tiberiu_nicolae]

"Standard intermediate" 🤣🤣🤣

[@andredr_eas7433]

I see: I have to do another million tutorials like this one ... ... and then still have enough problems with my little looping station... What a genius in music, humor and sympathy !

[@jamminwithdarren]

Amazing looping skills!!! LOVE IT!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@makayla4433]

his voice is just so great. i just can't

[@maryhay2398]

🎉🎉🎉🎉😢😢😢😢❤❤

[@killerjay13andAhalf]

@rabashibarabasha it's not the individual pieces that make him great, it's how he can put it together with ease. He is a one man band and studio with very little equipment or tools. Not to mention that he constantly improvises and changes up his songs, further expressing his talent. Any guitarist can practice scales for hours and hours and eventually master them. It takes a true musician to put together layers of basic sounds and make them sound extraordinary.

[@leinvardreyvan8582]

wow amazing I just discovered loop pedal and then I see a lotta great stuff and this is the best I've seen yet

[@REEDACT]

I've got the same pedal - it's a lot of fun but I'm not sure that the dual pedal RC30 is better than 2x singles. It offers quite a lot less options and is harder to work with realtime, but it's only like $50 cheaper than two solo's

[@mr.jonnyboi3412]

Very talented

[@ponyz100x]

I really liked this so much it sounded amazing :)

[@fabianvasquezjr8852]

It's called timing but now the pedals time stretch and quantize in real time so it's not as hard as it used to be with old school gear. Used to play over a tape echo loop,

[@eldonmati]

I don't think the final product was that clean but watching this surely is a great experience!

[@The_Unintelligent_Speculator]

Superb. Just got the rc 300 cannot wait to jam the shit out of it

[@rebeccachester8933]

Utterly incredible

[@davidking7655]

With just an rc 30 and two channels this is awesomely cool

[@TRObot98]

Actually, I think it's an rc-20xl. The rc-30 has two switches for volume, but the rc-20xl has knobs.

[@GG.SS.]

Certainly. It's BOSS RC-20XL. There is no YoYo or JoJo

[@gisseladiaz5309]

OMG! that was amazing!

[@arunkumarchandrasekaran2653]

not the best singer but the best musician and artist the industry has ever produced. for me.

[@edrian3485]

Yup best musican and artist in our millennial generation

[@atufts7753]

You better still not believe that he isn’t one of the best singers to this day

[@edrian3485]

@@atufts7753 well his singing is great but not the best, but his skill to make music was unbelievable

[@kikko422]

uuhhh... naaah

[@gabrielavelar7459]

Arun Kumar I totally agree, he’s not the best singer, but he the best artist i know hahaha

[@emilyb8291]

His concerts are great! Go if you can. He's awesome

[@anna32268]

I want a loop pedal so bad! ed sheeran is awsome!

[@ProbableCauseBluesBand]

Check out the TC electronices Ditto looper. It's super easy to use and has a lot of clarity as well. One switch that's it.

[@BrickMan3022]

Todd Hooper except the rc 30 has two tracks and mic input

[@ehoodfla438]

ed sheeran is the shit

[@Hejkn]

+EHOODFLA You´re the SHIT :)

[@ferwow22]

+Hakanes EM not sure if u readed well or jk xd

[@Freddie1M]

+Hakanes EM if your not familiar with calling someone "the shit", it's a compliment. It means really good, as opposed to shit.

[@Hejkn]

+FP ESS Ou. Then sorry man. I thought that he abuse him. I really didn't know this because my primary language is not ENG. Thanks for explaining :D

[@Freddie1M]

i thought you thought he was abusing him that's why i explained to you lol

[@noompsieOG]

RC 30 is all you really need, I use an RC 300 because I like to loop bridge sections and drop tracks in and out

[@jacksblack9081]

I just noticed something, many people asking what type looper is he using and multiple answers... So many wrong answers... geez. He is clearly using the Boss RC-20xl. It shows it on the video, so then why all the wrong answers? It is not the RC-30.... It is the RC-20xl

[@jorgejaramillo6874]

Totalmente extraordinario un gran compositor musico y cantante

[@Ghost9909]

Every single time I try to make a loop there’s a hitch in the loop where it repeats. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.

[@justinjacob7621]

I wonder how he makes the guitar sound like that. Like the effects and the thumpyness.Wonder what his eq settings are.

[@FerociousLopez]

Smooth stuff! I like to do the same thing mixing Spanish guitar and reggae, its in the video responses.

[@EJames303]

Musical genius right there!

[@IrishDancer961]

Very good idea to give a tutorial!

[@Gamfam23]

I'm So glad Damien inspired him. :)

[@mauguerrero]

no one is freaking about ed giving away his patek phillipe?!

[@Liverino]

that was incredible

[@fcentauri8]

Amazing

[@heavenwithin81]

I need to learn how to use one of these things!! I think Ive finally found how Im gonna do songs!

[@dbrown10195b]

I hate a lot of the popular music crap, but there is no denying his talent

[@rodolforibas]

Plays the guitar: “Oh I can do that” Takes the mic: “Oh yeah that’s Ed Sheeran”

[@alterpercy6472]

exactly what I want to be able to do haha

[@alimcginley1]

HE. IS. AMAZING!

[@LilyChicharitoH]

He is so talented ! (:

[@scottswinton7843]

The tragedy is he probably deletes this after the demo, yet if I made this I’d be scared of losing the track lol!

[@Thandav0]

It's a loop he does as part of "You need me, I don't need you" live performances so he didn't really lose anything.

[@lukeobrien5160]

Every loop is ofcourse slightly different at every gig

[@Pooledogg]

This is a great song already!

[@chiara7587]

It actually is a song of his, he always build this beat when he plays it live

[@Pooledogg]

Rose Hathaway called?

[@hearingwindchimes]

You need me, i don't need you (live performance ones though. It is incredible live. )

[@Pooledogg]

must be just the live version then

[@ScottPorterMusic]

What kind of Martin is this? And what kind of electronics are in it? His guitar sounds so freaking good plugged in!

[@Killleract]

This is an little Martin LX1E

[@15estrem]

Just the basic fishman really

[@Joshcradz]

+15estrem He doesn't use the Fishman pickup he never has he always installs his own pickups in, ones you cant buy anymore!

[@15estrem]

+Joshua Craddock what pickups does he use then?

[@isasmink6802]

+Toby Scott here you can learn about stuff ed uses: www.acousticguitar.com/How-To/Loop-the-Loop-Create-your-own-Ed-Sheeran-sound

[@morgdog2000]

Brilliant!

[@victoranchondo924]

Will the looper work with acoustic and electric guitar?

[@UhBreeVeeAyShuhN]

2:37 That's right... You are in the presence of a god.

[@Bigwest92]

Remember when Ed Sheeran used RC 30 instead of his Chewie?

[@brubarurno]

He's a standard. You're forgetting that what makes his music great is the lack of complication he puts in it. I'm aware that this isn't the best side of his guitar skill, he just might be able to do cool solos (in fact there's a solo in Kiss Me which sounds decent) but he just doesn't like to create too loud music.

[@JohnnyMacaw]

But he’s using a boss rc 20xl not rc 30

[@tissueboxers]

holy shit he is so talented

[@semmcstevenson]

Remarkable.... impressive. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Hendrix Clapton Page Beck Gilmour White Sheeran Grohl . No order.

[@gavinjwalsh]

Be My Husband by Nina Simone, listen to the version he did for the Warner Live Lounge, it's amazing.

[@zeizelwrick7461]

human from heaven

[@whocares1433]

hell yeah

[@mrp3930]

thinks i'll sell my looper after seeing that hahaha....that was nuts

[@flopauls6490]

Does anyone recognise the loop station model he is using (1:38)? Not the RC-30 I know of.

[@user-pc2wg3rx3f]

same question

[@user-pc2wg3rx3f]

oh I've seen someone say it's RC-20XL :)

[@nathanmallen]

the laugh track was really bothering me

[@ElineMannMusic]

How do you remember the order in which you recorded all the layers, in case you want to leave a few out for a few rounds and then add them back later on? And if not, the point is just to add and add more layers?

[@aarontrindorfer9682]

+Eline Mann Music I'm pretty sure the only way to remember your layers like that is to practice it and have it down until you know exactly what you want and can do it perfect every time. I just bought my RC-30 loop station which is what he is using in this video and the only way to remove tracks at all after they have been recorded is to "undo" and even then you can only take the last one that has been recorded. Even for that to work you have to have stopped the recording and started a new one. If you were in overdub mode it will take away everything you just did. The point is just to add and add, or add until you are happy with how it sounds. Its up to the musician to record their layers in a way that works for them

[@aarontrindorfer9682]

+Aaron Trindorfer Actually he is using a Boss RC-20xl which is slightly different but functions mostly the same

[@conorhalpin3362]

I’m getting one at Christmas !

[@lav3nd3r09]

You need me man, I don't need you.

[@jamesfarmer6878]

dude the original sheeeesh at 0:56

[@lyricmaker08]

this sounds like "take it back" which means he wrote that over two years ago

[@michaeltannn]

lyrics it's the loop in you need me i don't need you. this song and take it back have the same key

[@kaleeyessimov9140]

Michael Tan not the same key, but the same chords progression

[@AshokKumar-mo3ms]

Michael

[@orange5423]

pkr No it sounds like You Need Me I Don't Need You

[@josephmatthews3767]

So was this comment

[@EJames303]

Musical Genius.

[@nationisaac6279]

any instrument store in your area, if they dont have one they willl most likely ask you if you would like them to order you one. They did that to me.

[@pixilrealms5032]

wowowowowwowowowoowowowowowowowoowowowowowowowowow he so good dude

[@tenorsax18]

I quite listening to the radio for a week and what does Ed do he goes on my two favorite radio stations but I guess that's why there is KZbin.

[@harrietp6241]

this is SICKKKKK

[@okilfeathermusic]

for educational purposes this is great and he is a dab hand at looping (massive understatement) but musicians: don't base your entire set around this method, it gets really tiresome watching an artist spend the first two minutes of every song building up loops and then starting the song for real. the song has to start from 0:00, not from 2:24 or whenever. sure, maybe one or two songs with a long build but for the rest, get creative and try to sneak in the loops as much as you can. the artifice is not that mind-blowing that it can stand being repeated ten times in an evening.

[@ojibwayne2896]

Whoa, that's pretty damn good...but uhh, I'm not sure if any amount of my practice I'll ever be "that" good 😉 👍

[@iswahono3603]

this explains the marks on his guitar

[@SheerioGuitarTutorials]

Is there a full video of this session/interview somewhere?

[@OGBlackBridge]

Still waiting on the tutorial part... this is just an ed sheeran performance, I didn't learn anything I didn't already know

[@DailyLifeWoongDang]

nice !!

[@LilyChicharitoH]

Ed Sheeran ♥ !!!

[@zarasinger1201]

I like song

[@alannad2001]

Is the loop station an RC-30 or an RC-20xl?

[@xiDannYo]

RC-30, I just got one recently and its superb.

[@mrslisches202]

It's a rc-20 xl

[@ZIAMAIZ]

Oh thats ma fav song u need me man i dont need u! Wooohoooo

[@aw7579]

What size do you think that guitar he is using? It looks smaller than a lot of other classical guitars.

[@skierssuck88]

wow it's almost like musicians/singers/songwriters wipe the floor with (c)rappers

[@willempiekip]

Rap bad lmao

[@dcw841]

Yeaaahhh no fucking way I can do that with a loop machine... respect Ed

[@ianbian6604]

Please anyone, what type of guitar that Ed Sheeran play? Sorry for my bad English but I'm so curious.

[@ahmutube9765]

ian aabian lx1e Martin

[@dotover9046]

That guy probably didnt realise Ed put a 100k+ watch on his wrist!

[@risebeforeending2561]

Ed sheeran u so fucking good

[@zozo6820]

WONDER WHAT VOCAL PROCESSOR HE IS USING

[@anahadvaidya8533]

Do they use bass amp, as the base of guitar can be heard clearly

[@jimenezbeast2]

where can one discover the tab for this video?

[@TeamBreezyWilliams]

Omfg I adoreeee his accent so much